Voice to text conversion with keyword parse and match to semantic and transactional concepts stored in a brain pool state machine using word distance to generate character model interaction in a plurality of dramatic modes

Abstract

A system and method is disclosed that supervises the behavior of interactive characters using dynamic, fuzzy, social rules. These characters, called Protags, resemble human beings and are modeled after universal characters and story motifs. Protags respond to input from speech recognizers, text based natural language recognition systems and manipulation of objects in the virtual world in which these characters reside.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This patent application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application 60 / 766,114, filed Dec. 30, 2005, which is incorporated by reference along with any other references cited in this application.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to the fields of Interactive Characters and social interaction, and in particular to a system for creating and supervising the behavior of these characters.[0003]In 1966, Joseph Weizenbaum at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., developed Eliza, a program which made natural language conversation with a computer. Eliza did this using a relatively simple process.[0004]The benefits of interactive characters are substantial. Interactive characters have increased comprehension by eighty-two percent and by ninety percent when accompanied by bulleted text summaries.[0005]Sixty-four percent of users prefer receiving information from interactive characters...

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Benefits of technology

[0018]In a similar way, Protagonist can generate continuous action, enabling the creation of a new generation of video games, educational applications, and animated entertainment. These applications are capable of continuous play with rare repetition. Each interaction with a Protag is a unique performance by the Protag, who, in turn, compels a human to perform.

[0020]You, the human, are the Protagonist. The story revolves around you. And no one knows how it will turn out. Protagonist can generate continuous dramatic action. Each interaction with a Protag is a unique performance by the Protag, who, in turn, compels the player to perform.

[0023]As in a movie, confronting an interactive criminal may lead to violence, negotiation or confession, while an interview with a Zen master can offer valuable insight into your situation.

Problems solved by technology

Though the medium was immensely popular, the moment Al Jolson spoke and sang in The Jazz Singer, silent films quickly went extinct.

Despite the advances in graphic animation quality, characters' interactions with humans and character-to-character interaction remain crude and awkward.

In current interactive entertainments like The Sims, or Grand Theft Auto, character interaction with other characters or players is limited in the same way early film was limited: Gestures are broad and overstated and characters speak in cartoon bubbles.

Similarly, training simulations and e-learning applications suffer from the limitation of not addressing the verbal nature of human interactions, despite the fact that the majority of human interactions are verbal.

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